Common & OkayPlayer.com present: “The Dreamer The Believer — Track by Track”. Legendary MC and Okayplayer alum Common walks you through his new album The Dreamer The Believer (in stores 12/20) track by track. Common gives some insight behind the music of the first track “Sweet”off his upcoming album!

Common Freestyle Acapella with Hartford’s own Hot 93.7 Morning Crew.

Com speaks to the fans once again, this time touching upon his favorite verse, as well as when he plans to settle down.

Common will break down each track on his album, The Dreamer/The Believer, leading up to it’s release date. Here, he speaks on “The Dreamer” and “Ghetto Dreams” w/ Nas.

In part 5, Com speaks on which emcees he would like to see battle each other, while in part 6, he gives his thoughts on today’s music industry.

Another preview of Common’s The Dreamer/The Believer LP, due Dec. 20th. No I.D. on the track, let the story begin.

In clip one, Common speaks on whether or not he was directing “Sweet” at Drake, and also names some of his favorite emcees, including Andre 3000 (which he has something in common with, ahem….). In clip #2, he continues to answer fan questions, speaking on what artists he likes outside of hip-hop.

Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five invite Common, Lupe, and LL Cool J to perform their classic “The Message”, live at last nights Grammy Nominations Concert.

Common talks about his single “Sweet”.

Common answers fan Makungu Mathumbu’s question about what inspires him to write and to keep writing.

Common answers fan SoldierElement’s question about whether he thought he would be where he is now when he was growing up.

Common joins CNN’s Freedom Project in an effort to expose child slavery happening in Haiti to over 300,000 children.

Another No I.D. produced track from The Dreamer / The Believer, due December 20th.

T-Pain also appears. Meanwhile, below Common speaks with DJ Drama about the upcoming “Sweet” remix w/ Kanye West, as well as future collaborations with Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole. The Dreamer/The Believer due December 20th. Download  

Last night, Common held a private listening session SoSoDef Studio to let people hear The Dreamer The Believer which drops Dec 20 and is produced by No ID.

From Common’s The Dreamer/The Believer LP, due December 20th.

Update: Cover art added. No I.D. has revealed the tracklist to Com’s The Dreamer, The Believer, of which he produced in it’s entirety. The new release date for the record is December 20th. ID revealed a photo of the final mastered version of the album, as seen above. 1. The Dreamer (Feat. Maya Angelou) 2. [cont.]

Another one from this month’s The Dreamer, The Believer. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] LISTEN: Common – “Sweet” (prod. No I.D.)

A behind the scenes clip from Steven’s shoot for Common’s record The Dreamer The Believer.